Comparative Effects of Robotic Gait Training and Conventional Gait Training on Knee Joint Gap, Muscle Imbalance Ratio, Knee Joint Kinematics and Strength in Osteoarthritis Patient

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003605

Enrollment

Registered

2019-03-08

Start date

2018-04-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-25

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : Robotic gait training, 30 min/day, 3day a week, for 4 weeks, conventional treadmill exercise 30 min/day, 3day a week, for 4 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) 55 -85 years old (2) Walking 30 minute and walk upstairs in a reciprocal manner (3) No history of knee surgical interventions to either lower limb. (4) No previous robotic interventions for ambulation training (5) Knee pain when performing normal activities of daily living (such as walking, squatting, or kneeling) (6) Radiographic evidence of mild-to-moderate (Kellgren & Lawrence grades II or III) knee OA in 1 or both knees (7) Medial compartment knee OA.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Rheumatoid arthritis (2) Joint replacements in knee (3) Neurological disorders (4) Cardiopulmonary conditions that precluded treadmill exercise (5) Orthopedic disorders involving the lower limbs, such as severe painful arthritis, osteoporosis, or joint contracture (6) History (within the last year) of traumatic hip, knee, or ankle injury or surgery (7) Kellgren & Lawrence grade IV radiographic evidence of severe knee OA (8) Obese patients with a body weight of > 135kg and a short height of < 150 cm (9) Use of crutches or a walking aid during ambulation (10) lateral compartment knee OA.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Radiographic image of medial/lateral joint space width	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
electromyography of vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, lateral hamstring, medial hamstring;Knee adduction moment;Peak knee/hip flexion angle during the gait;Suprapatellar effusion with ultrasonography;Lower limb muscle strength;Visual analog scale;The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYoungjoo Cha

Yonsei University

chazoo2009@naver.com+82-33-760-2957

Outcome results